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as in bright
having qualities which inspire hope
this may be your golden moment to impress a baseball scout, so don't blow it
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as in round
marked by conspicuously full and rich sounds or tones
sang in a golden alto that filled the concert hall
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as in thriving
marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically
the golden age of industrialization
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as in blond
of a pale yellow or yellowish brown color
a golden Labrador
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as in promising
pointing toward a happy outcome
that new job is a golden opportunity
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Recent Examples of golden
The seeds are tiny, flat, oval-shaped, and either brown or golden yellow.
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Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 10 Apr. 2026
Four golden lions sit at each corner of the arch's base.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Contortionists catwalk across the stage and second-story boxes while dancers pose around golden bird cages and sword-swallowers stretch over leather bars.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026
Bake in middle of preheated oven about 9 minutes, then turn tray 180° and continue to bake another 9 minutes or until scones look golden brown on top.
—Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
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Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 10 Apr. 2026
Four golden lions sit at each corner of the arch's base.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Contortionists catwalk across the stage and second-story boxes while dancers pose around golden bird cages and sword-swallowers stretch over leather bars.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026
Bake in middle of preheated oven about 9 minutes, then turn tray 180° and continue to bake another 9 minutes or until scones look golden brown on top.
—Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for golden
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Then, there’s a dramatic landscape by Jacob van Ruisdael, with gray clouds muttering on high and brighter blues impending in the sky below.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Earth is so bright out there and the moon is just hanging in front of us, this black orb out in front of us.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Cámara uses a HexClad grill pan, evenly perforated with small round holes, to char her homegrown chiles, tomatoes, and aromatics for salsas.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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The round, sesame-seeded bread is layered with Italian deli meats, cheeses and a tangy olive salad that ties everything together.—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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The result is wage compression at the bottom and explosive wealth creation at the top — with the upper-middle class caught awkwardly in between, statistically thriving but existentially anxious.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Greece had a thriving philosophical tradition before Socrates, but only fragments survive; almost all our knowledge stems from later accounts, a history written by the winners.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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The footage shown in court captured the moment officers pressed Tanner Horner about the missing Texas child’s whereabouts after searching his home for signs of the young blonde-haired girl.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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In her upcoming dark comedy, which will be released on April 10, Diaz—who plays Reeves’s best friend—will be ditching her signature lob in favor of waist-length long blonde waves.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
7 Apr. 2026
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Among them, two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors are gaining traction as a promising post-Moore pathway, offering atomically thin structures that could enable continued transistor scaling while improving energy efficiency and performance.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2026
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Learning to spend significant amounts of money proactively to unlock future growth was one of the essential mindset shifts in taking Scandit from a promising deep tech startup to a global company.—
Samuel Mueller,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Your optimistic spirit stays strong when habits match your values, so pick savings goals that fit your real life.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Apr. 2026
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But the Bipartisan Policy Center sees evidence of Peterson’s wish—that lawmakers on both sides will begin working together to come up with solutions—and is more optimistic that an all-out fiscal crisis isn’t in the cards.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Hana liked it enough to take some home, which in the Test Kitchen is a ringing endorsement!—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 Apr. 2026
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At the moment, Breslow has its ringing endorsement.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Yang recalls prosperous years before surrounding villages were dismantled.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Venezuela was once among the most prosperous economies in Latin America, supported by vast energy reserves, strong trade flows and a growing middle class.—
Oscar de la Rosa,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Golden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/golden. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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